World leaders are preparing for a new round of discussions on the Ukraine war as tensions and uncertainty grow. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hinted at major developments ahead, while former United States President Donald Trump voiced caution over renewed European talks.

Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 1,384. Russian Attacks on Ukraine On Dec. 6, Russia launched a sweeping attack on Ukraine, comprising 653 drones and 51 missiles. Ukraine’s Air Force reported intercepting 585 drones and 30 missiles;

Ukraine's security services executed a long-range drone strike on Lukoil's Vladimir Filanovsky offshore oil field in the Caspian Sea, marking an unprecedented escalation against Russian energy infrastructure and raising new geopolitical risks for global energy logistics.

Lawmakers debate Trump's timeline for Ukraine peace deal as territorial concessions remain a sticking point in negotiations to end the four-year conflict.

Negotiations on finding peace between Russia and Ukraine are inching forward. Follow Newsweek's live coverage.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with European leaders in London today after talks between US and Ukrainian negotiators came to a halt with no breakthrough. Follow for live updates

U.S. President Donald Trump's diplomatic efforts to end the nearly-four-year-old war have run into sharply conflicting demands by Russia and Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that Russia would take full control of Ukraine's Donbas region by force unless Ukrainian forces withdraw — something Kyiv has flatly rejected.

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At least three oil tankers have been hit by explosions in what appears to be a stepped up unilateral effort by Ukraine to sink Russia's sanctions-dodging oil sales.